Meaning of render in English

render

verb [ T ]

/ˈren.dɚ/ uk

/ˈren.dər/

render verb [T] (CAUSE)

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C2 formal

to cause someone or something to be in a particular state:

[ + adj ] His rudeness rendered me speechless.

New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete.

formal

to change words into a different language or form:

She is rendering the book into English from French.

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Causing things to happen

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render verb [T] (GIVE)

C1 formal

to give something such as a service, a personal opinion or expression, or a performance of a song or poem, etc. to people:

The singers rendered the song with enthusiasm.

We see that freight railroads make good profits while rendering excellent service.

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Giving, providing and supplying

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render verb [T] (BUILDING)

architecture specialized

to put a first layer of plaster or cement on a wall

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Building: plastering

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Covering and adding layers

Phrasal verb

render something down

(Definition of render from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

render | Intermediate English

render

verb [ T ]

/ˈren·dər/

render verb [T] (CAUSE)

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to cause someone or something to be in a particular state:

New technology renders a computer obsolete in a year.

render verb [T] (REPRESENT)

to represent something in a work of art or a performance:

The drawing was rendered in muted pastels.

render verb [T] (GIVE)

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to give something to someone:

An employee is someone who renders his or her services in exchange for pay.

(Definition of render from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

render | Business English

render

verb [ T ]

/ˈrendər/ us

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to cause something or someone to be in a particular state:

Regulation should be shifted from the sales process to the products themselves, effectively rendering financial advisors surplus to requirements.

Billions have been spent, but not one gallon of the estimated 54m gallons of waste has been rendered harmless.

formal

to provide or give something such as help or a service to people:

render aid/assistance/help

They liaise between companies that want to buy insurance and the insurers that sell it, taking a commission for services rendered.

ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, TAX

to officially prepare financial records, bills, etc. and give them to someone or make them available:

The company had failed to render accounts to its shareholders two years in a row.

We shall render invoices to you monthly in respect of work done by the firm.

Thousands evade tax by not rendering returns.

to officially announce a decision or judgment about something:

render a decision/verdict The Council is expected to render a decision soon.

render judgment The court's duty is to hear a matter and render judgment or direction.

to make an image on a computer screen appear solid and like a real object:

The software greatly accelerates the production of high-quality rendered images of products.

(Definition of render from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of render

render

Rendering skills are not difficult to come by; most students begin unlearning them their first year of art school.

From The New York Review of Books

But before that decision can be rendered, there is evidence to go through.

From Wired

The verdict is still to be rendered on that question.

From ESPN

They try to render justice but sometimes it doesn't work well.

From Huffington Post

Isn't it nice to see all these pretty renders?

From Ars Technica

So they focused on designing a movie based around items they knew they could render: toys.

From NPR

This renders the reaction enantioselective; that is, one enantiomer is selectively formed over the other.

From Phys.Org

On the right, trees are rendered in the spectral colors of the forest, revealing the species diversity in one area of the forest.

From Los Angeles Times

That our report was largely ignored is not nearly as important as the verdict we rendered.

From Huffington Post

As drug-resistance continues to render antibiotics impotent against life-threatening infections, it's time for new strategies, public health experts say.

From Ars Technica

Because it restricts blood flow to the brain, it can quickly render a suspect unconscious.

From The Seattle Times

The script is rendered, as a great director's vision might see it.

From Variety

It's so familiar, but it is also so beautifully rendered.

From Voice of America

It will render them less valuable to the other powers of the earth, and thereby diminish competition with us.

From The Atlantic

To a person, they are funny, human, beautifully realized, individual, and -- perhaps most important -- lovingly rendered.

From NPR

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What is the pronunciation of render?

Translations of render

in Chinese (Traditional)

引起, 使成為, 使變得…

Meaning of render in English

render verb [T] (CAUSE)

render verb [T] (GIVE)

render verb [T] (BUILDING)

Phrasal verb

render | Intermediate English

render verb [T] (CAUSE)

render verb [T] (REPRESENT)

render verb [T] (GIVE)

render | Business English

Examples of render

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